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Publicly Held Company
Corporate Taxpayer´s Registry No. 60.746.948/0001-12
Notice to Shareholders
Banco Bradesco S.A. (Company), according to the Material Fact disclosed on December 7, 2018, informs its shareholders and the market in general that its Board of Directors approved the Board of Executive Officers´ proposal for the payment of additional interest on shareholders´ equity to the company´s shareholders, in the total amount of R$4,665,000,000.00, of which R$0.663820730 per common share and R$0.730202804 per preferred share, benefiting the shareholders who are registered in the Company’s records on December 21, 2018 (date of declaration), whereby the shares will be traded "ex-rights" at additional interest from December 26, 2018.
The payment will occur on March 8, 2019 by the net amount of R$0.564247621 per common share and R$0.620672383 per preferred share, after deducting the withholding income tax of 15% (15 percent), except for the legal entity shareholders who are exempt from such taxation, who will receive the declared amount.
The additional interest approved represents, approximately, 39 times the monthly interest paid, net of income tax at source, and will be included in the calculation of the mandatory dividends for the financial year provided for in the bylaws.
The interest relating to the shares in custody on B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão will be passed on to their holders through the respective custody agentes.
The following statement of the amounts paid and payable relating to 2018:
Amounts Paid |
R$ |
Monthly interest on shareholders’ equity relating to the months from January to November |
1,300,374,477.83 |
Interim interest on own shareholders’ equity declared on June 29, 2018 and paid on July 16, 2018 |
1,212,000,000.00 |
Subtotal - amounts paid(*) |
2,512,374,477.83 |
| |
Amounts Payable |
|
Monthly interest on shareholders’ equity relating to the month of December, to be paid on January 2, 2019 |
121,221,294.91 |
Additional interest on shareholders´ equity to be paid on March 3, 2019 |
4,665,000,000.00 |
Subtotal of Amounts Payable |
4,786,221,294.91 |
| |
Total |
7,298,595,772.74 |
(*) it considers the bonus approved in the EGM of March 12, 2018.
Per share in R$
Type |
Monthly interest on shareholders’ equity |
Interim interest on shareholders’ equity for the 1st semester |
Additional interest |
Total |
Common |
0.206997912 |
0.172465322 |
0.663820730 |
1.043283964 |
Preferred |
0.227697708 |
0.189711854 |
0.730202804 |
1.147612366 |
The Company may, based on the results to be calculated at the end of the financial year of 2018, distribute new interest and/or dividends to the shareholders.
Cidade de Deus, Osasco, SP, December 21, 2018
Banco Bradesco S.A.
Denise Pauli Pavarina
Executive Managing Officer and
Investor Relations Officer
BANCO BRADESCO S.A. | ||
By: |
/S/Denise Pauli Pavarina
| |
Denise Pauli Pavarina Executive Managing Officer and Investor Relations Officer. |
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